Recommended Wines at Houston restaurants

Convivio (Spanish Tapas)

Durham at I-10

$$ 1+ Stars

Very nice range and quality of bottles in the $20s and $30s and overall good values, but few great wines. A very high percentage are in the “good drinking” period of the life of the wine, which is rare in this price range. Owners split quickly, leaving the kitchen with some very good and some very bad dishes.

Fantinel Prosecco (Sparkling) Veneto, Italy 2009 $31

Rafael Palacios Godello (White) “Louro de Bolo” Spain 2007 $45

Vivanco Viura+ Rioja, Spain 2010 $27

Good value.

Verderol Verdejo (White) Rueda, Spain 2010 $26

de Murrieta Tempranillo (Red) “Reserva” Rioja, Spain 2005 $59

Pesquera Tempranillo Ribera del Duero, Spain 2008 $68

Mauro Tempranillo “Terreus” Castilla y Leon, Spain 2004 $210

Alvaro Palacios Carinena “Camins” Priorat, Spain 2009 $50

Mas Doix Grenache “Salanques” Priorat 2008 $66

Good value.

Capcanes Grenache “Mas Donis” Monstant, Spain 2009 $30

Altos de la Hoya Monastrell Jumilla, Spain 2008 $29

Stoller Pinot Noir “JV” Oregon 2008 $42

Neyen Carmenere+ Colchagua, Chile 2006 $75

Especially good value!